Combined dot and flat cloth printing machine



Jpne' s 1926, 1,588,318 'L. L. DESMET COMBINED-DOT AND FLAT CLOTH PRINTING MACHINE F iled Feb. 18, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Y INVENTOR WITNESSES L.L.flefimei. O BY 1. y Y a 1 ATTORNEYS June 8,1926. 1,588,318

L. L. DE SMET COMBINED DOT' AND FLAT CLOTH PRINTING MACHINE Filed F eb. 1 8. 192 s 4 Sheets-Sheet -2 :Z-ITL-ITJZ INVENTOR .L. DeflrneZ,

ATTORNEYS June 8,1926.

L. DE SMET COMBINED DOT 'AND FLAT CLOTH PRINTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 18, 1925- 4 Sheets-Sheet 8 ATTORNEYS Jun s, 1926.

L. L.- DE SMET COMBINED DOT AND FLAT CLOTH PRINTING MACHINE Fil'ed Feb. 1a. 1925 4 Sheets- She et 4 m T. m V m ATTORNEYS Patented June 8, 1926.

UNITED s'rlynas PATENT 1,588,318 OFFICE.

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Application filed February 18, 1925. Serial No. 10,108.

This invention relates to a combined scroll printing and dot orflock printing machine andhas for an object to provide a construction wherein the parts are so arranged that the scroll printing is first performed and then the dot printing in any desired succession.

' Another object of theinvention is to provide a printing machine for printing on fabric wherein a flat printed surface is provided by certain parts of the machine to give an ornamental effect and thendots are placed on the fabric' on top of the first printing by a flocking machine or in an osition in respect thereto for giving a di erent effect.

A still further object in view is to provide .a combined scroll and flock printing machine wherein the'flock printing cylinders are positivel held in their correct position while' perm tted. to freely rotate.

In the accompanying drawings Figurel is aside view of a machine disclosing one embodiment of the invention. Figure 2 isa top plan View of the machine shown in Figure 1.

' need not be described. Carried by the frame 1 are a plurality-of printing rollers of a piece of fabric which has been printed.-

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a frame of an desired kind provided with suitable uprights andtransverse bars which are positioned to accommodate the various parts and WlllCll 2, 3 and 4, said rollers being in the form of stencils and constructed similar to the,

printing rollers shown .in my Patent No. 1,526,266. .However, each of these rollers have specially prepared flanges 5 at each end which accommodate. the retainin rollers 6 and 7 carried by diagonally ad justable supportin members 8 and 9, which members are rigid y clamped in the desired adjusted position by suitable clamping bolts 10 and 11 extending through an auxiliary frame 12. Each of therollers 2,3 and 4 is provided with a gear wheel 13 and said gear wheels are operatively connected together by suitable idlers Hand 15 whereby all of the printing rollers will operate s1- multaneously and beheld against movement longitudinally of the frame 1 by the rollers 6 and 7. Suitable guiding rollers 16"and 17 are carried by the frame 1 and act'on the edges of the flanges 5 to maintain the various printing rollers or drums 2, 3 and 4 properly centered. These guiding rollers may be adjusted horizontally toward and from the rollers and locked in their adjusted position. The printing roller 2 is provided with apertures arranged to produce the de-- sired design. and through these apertures the printing paint orink is allowed to flow. From a suitable supply, the paint or ink is-forced through the pipe 18 from time to time and is discharged into the hopper 19 which discharges the paint or dye between the knives 20 and 21 whereby the ink or paint is held to a limitedspace and thereby is'allowed to escapethrou hthe various apertures in the printing ro ler in theproper manner. The rollers 3 and 4 are made identical with roller 2 except that additional recesses 22 and 23 are provided to take care of the dots supplied by the previous roller in order that they will not be smeared.

As clearlyoutlined in my prior applica tion above specified,-the cloth to be printed first (passes under'roller 2, then under roller 3 an finally under roller 4, after which it is dried and is ready for disposaL- The rollers 2, 3 and 4 and associated parts merely act to print or'apply dots to the cloth whereas the structure arranged below the drum 24' acts to print designs on the cloth, said printing being commonly known as scroll printing.

The drums 24, 25 and 26 co-act for supporting the cloth 27 as it passes through the ma-- chine. The drum 24 in addition to co-acting with drum, 2 also co-acts with the scroll Iprinting structure shown particularly in;

igure 3, As indicated in this figure, there are provided printing rollers 28,- 29 and 30 each having a design formed thereon and adapted to receive preferably different colored inks so that there will be three colors printed on the cloth. when the structure shown in Figure 2 is used. The various rollers 28, 29 and 30 are supplied with printing fluid from suitable containers 31, 32 and. 33.

As indicated, the printing rollers 28, 29 and 30 and associated parts are constructed as thereto an sired manner.

particularly shown in Figure 5. In this figure it will be seen that the roller 28 pro-. vided with suitable depressions 34 for re ceiving the printing liquid from the con-.

6 tainer or an 31. However, sometimes the trapped air in these depressions prevents the fluid from properly flowing therein and to take care of, this condition, a brush roller 35 is provided and is continually partially 10 submerged in the fluid in container 31 and 1S continually in contact with the roller 28 so as to brush the same and force ink' into the corners of the various depressions 34. A scraping knife 36 is provided for remov ng 16 any excess fluid in order that'the only printin fluid which will be applied to the cloth wil be that which is contained in the recesses 34. In order to cause a proper printing action of the various printing rollers28 p 20 to 30, it is necessary toprovide a blanket 37 which also actsas a base cloth for supporting the cloth 27 as the same passes beneath the rollers 2 to 4. The blanket 37 is an endless belt structure and passes across thetop of the various drums 24, 25 and 26 and in addition, around the drum 26 back to the lower surface of drum 24, after being guided by a compensating roller 38 and a guiding roller 39. It will be noted that the blanket 37 contacts with the drum 24 and next to this blanket comes the foundation cloth 40 which passes from a supply 41 over guiding roller 42 and guiding'roller 43 to drum 24. The cloth 27 is first wound on the spool or I 35 bar 44 and is guided by the roller45 to the" roller-'46 and from thence to the drum 24. As the cloth 27 asses around the drum 24, the printing ro er 30' functions to. print a certain design thereon in a certain color,

4 then printing roller 29 functions and finally roller 28 fimctio'ns. this iswha't is oom-' monly known as scroll rintin roject above the cloth but is a sorbed therey, the same dries rapidly and will not smear so that when the printed designs pass beneath roller 2, said roller may apply dot print ng thereto. In addition, rollersv 3 and 41f desired, may apply dot printing and apthe' samein di rent colors. Preferably,

.50 a flower or some articular design'is rinted on the cloth by t e scroll printing ro lers 28 -to 30 and. then the dot rinting rollers '2 to '4 will rint the centero the flower'andfcer tam ot er arts'so as to ive-a raised-effect thereb pr uoe a more orna-' mental flower or ot er ornamentation-on the cloth. I After the cloth has passed roller 4," it is guided by suitable rollers to a drying machme and is finally disposed of in any de- The machinemay be driven from any. suitable power, as for instance, through the chainv 48 passing over sprocket 49 rigidly and does not cured to the drum or roller 2. The shaft 53 is rigidly secured to drum 24 and has secured rlgidly thereto a gear wheel 13 which is preferably the same size as the gearwheel 52 as shown in Fifill'e 4. The gear-wheel 13 continually mes e wheels 58, 59 and 60 which are rigidly secured to the rollers 28, 29 and 30 whereby said rollers are caused to properly function s withv the various gear a in] respect to the drum 24 and associated arts. As shown in Figure 4, a stub shaft 53' extends from the opposite end of drum 24 to shaft 53 and carries a gearwheel 61. This gear meshes with an idler 62 which in turn meshes witirgear wheel 63 rigidly connected with drum 25. An idler 64 meshes continually with gear 63 and also with r 65, which latter gear is rigidly seen to drum 26'. 1

By reasonof the arrangement of the train "of gears us ust described and illustrated "particularly in Fi -res,1 and 2, the various drums-24, 25 and A similar'arrangem ers or drums '2, 3fand 4 asfllustrated particularly in Fi I v v of each of the rollers 2,'.3-j nd 4, there is provided av flange 66 adapted to mesh with the respective iding idlers' 67 which function to hold t e rollers in pro or position while allowing a free rotation t ereofa The antifriction members 6 and\7 also act to hold the various'rollers2, 3 and 4 in proper position. It rinting structure in the lower part of the nine and the printing structurein the upper part are so co-ordinated as to function in pro r sequence whereby cloth passing '6' are rotated in unison.

ent is makie for the roll- I re2. How ver,.on one end.

will be observed that both the f 'edin various colors and with flat printrn ot'edthat any of the printing rollers 28,

Wells raised ordot printing. It W1 be III 29 and 30 may be eliminated or may be left of printing ink so-that only one or more f r0 ers; may be fusedjtoprint at an time, though preferably, a number of rd] are are usedin order that'a number of difierent colors might be provided. It is also evident that one or more of the rollers 2, 3 and 4 might be. used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim is:v

,- 1. In a rintin'g apparatus, means for printing a bric, means for flock printing. pn-the same fabric before it leaves the printng apparatus, said last mentioned means inclxuding' a' pluralityof printing rollers 'ing 'a'printin machine for printi formed and positioned to print difierent colors simultaneously on said fabric in a certain position in respect to the printing done by the first mentioned printing means.

2; A cloth printing apparatus, comprisflat designs on fabric,a plurality of dot or flock) printing rollers oo-acting with the printing struoture, said dot (or floclg printin rollers erent co or's, the

being ada ted to print di second r0 er and succeeding rollers having depressions for accommodatin the dots rmted by the previous roller w ereby diferent colors may be printed without smearg LIEVEN LOUIS DE SET. 

